Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Why you'll love it
A quintessential time travel adventure where a teenager travels back in time in a DeLorean car, creating a fun and complex narrative.
The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn
A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
Why you'll love it
A cyborg is sent from the future to the past to assassinate the mother of the future resistance leader, blending time travel with action.
12 Monkeys
Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
Why you'll love it
A convict is sent back in time to gather information about a man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population.
Edge of Tomorrow
Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton
A man fighting in a war against aliens must relive the same day every time he dies until he can find a way to stop their power source with the help of an elite soldier.
Why you'll love it
The film combines time loop elements with alien warfare, where the protagonist relives the same day and learns to fight the invaders.
Looper
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassin...
Why you'll love it
The film presents a unique take on time travel with a hitman who eliminates targets sent back from the future, until he faces his future self.